California, Texas and New York have the most active general dentists, according to Kaiser Family Foundation data published April 20.
The ranking is based on information from Redi-Data on the amount of professionally active dentists in the U.S. as of March 2021.
States ranked by number of general dentists, starting with the highest number:
California: 23,935
Population: 39.5 million
Texas: 11,690
Population: 30 million
New York: 10,609
Population: 19.4 million
Florida: 7,908
Population: 21.5 million
Illinois: 6,548
Population: 12.7 million
Pennsylvania: 5,586
Population: 12.8 million
New Jersey: 5,343
Population: 8.9 million residents
Ohio: 4,427
Population: 11.7 million
Michigan: 4,323
Population: 10 million
North Carolina: 4,218
Population: 10.5 million
Washington: 3,930
Population: 7.6 million
Virginia: 3,897
Population: 8.5 million
Massachusetts: 3,858
Population: 6.9 million
Georgia: 3,457
Population: 10.6 million
Maryland: 3,116
Population: 6 million
Arizona: 3,059
Population: 7.3 million
Colorado: 2,826
Population: 5.8 million
Indiana: 2,413
Population: 6.7 million
Minnesota: 2,412
Population: 5.6 million
Wisconsin: 2,362
Population: 5.8 million
Missouri: 2,321
Population: 6.1 million
Tennessee: 2,291
Population: 6.8 million
Kentucky: 1,908
Population: 4.5 million
Connecticut: 1,755
Population: 3.6 million
South Carolina: 1,732
Population: 5.1 million
Louisiana: 1,638
Population: 4.6 million
Oregon: 1,567
Population: 4.2 million
Oklahoma: 1,480
Population: 4 million
Alabama: 1,477
Population: 4.9 million
Utah: 1,427
Population: 3.2 million
Nevada: 1,223
Population: 3.1 million
Iowa: 1,165
Population: 3.2 million
Kansas: 1,111
Population: 2.9 million
Arkansas: 955
Population: 3 million
Mississippi: 940
Population: 3 million
Nebraska: 903
Population: 1.9 million
New Mexico: 778
Population: 2.1 million
Hawaii: 722
Population: 1.4 million
Idaho: 688
Population: 1.8 million
West Virginia: 674
Population: 1.8 million
New Hampshire: 565
Population: 1.4 million
Maine: 511
Population: 1.3 million
District of Columbia: 463
Population: 705,749
Montana: 438
Population: 1.1 million
Alaska: 386
Population: 731,545
Rhode Island: 372
Population: 1.1 million
South Dakota: 329
Population: 884,659
Delaware: 318
Population: 973,764
North Dakota: 273
Population: 762,062
Vermont: 260
Population: 623,989
Wyoming: 230
Population: 578,759